Ashampoo RottenSys Checker

guest · Mar 26, 2018

RottenSys - Android malware for ad-frauds
Disguised as a harmless Wi-Fi service, the hidden malware RottenSys comes pre-installed with millions of Android devices. During tests, a team from Check Point Research discovered that the service is a next-generation spyware that floods devices with ads. To achieve this, the malware requests system permissions to silently download additional components then used to display advertisements and to generate fraudulent ad-revenues.

Ashampoo® RottenSys Checker quickly scans your device for the RottenSys malware. Based on information provided by Checkpoint Research, Ashampoo® RottenSys Checker quickly scans your device and lists all malicious software packages. The malware can then be completely removed with a simple tap.
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Check Point Research: "RottenSys is an extremely aggressive ad network. In the past 10 days alone, it popped aggressive ads 13,250,756 times (called impressions in the ad industry), and 548,822 of which were translated into ad clicks,"

It is estimated the attackers earned over $115,000 with RottenSys in the last 10 days alone.
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guest · Mar 26, 2018

RottenSys: Not a Secure Wi-Fi Service At All
March 14, 2018
https://research.checkpoint.com/rottensys-not-secure-wi-fi-service/

Key Findings:

RottenSys, a mobile adware, has infected nearly 5 million devices since 2016.

Indications show the malware could have entered earlier in the supplier chain.

The attackers have been testing a new botnet campaign via the same C&C server.

The Check Point Mobile Security Team has discovered a new widespread malware family targeting nearly 5 million users for fraudulent ad-revenues. They have named it ‘RottenSys’ for in the sample we encountered it was initially disguised as a System Wi-Fi service.
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RottenSys: Some smartphones are coming with malware already installed
March 19, 2018
https://blog.avira.com/rottensys-preinstalled-malware/

Go to your Android system settings and from there in the App Manager. Then look for the following possible malware package names:

com.android.yellowcalendarz (每日黄历)

com.changmi.launcher (畅米桌面)

com.android.services.securewifi (系统WIFI服务)

com.system.service.zdsgt

If any of above is in the list of your installed apps, simply uninstall it and you should be fine.
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